Broadcast Partners

Portland Timbers Pub Program & Away-Match Viewing Party Schedule
Looking for a place to catch a Timbers match this season with other Timbers fans? We are excited to introduce the Timbers Pub Pub Program presented by ROOT SPORTS. All official Portland Timbers pubs will televise all Timbers matches throughout the season. Each pub will also host an official Timbers viewing party. Be sure to check out the viewing party near you (or all of them!).

Broadcast Partners

ROOT SPORTS can be seen in Portland on channels 34 & 734 on Comcast, 687 on DirecTV and 426 on Dish Network. Check your local listings in your area for further details.
 

Numerous Timbers matches can also be found on FOX 12 or FOX 12’s sister-station, KPDX TV (13 on Comcast, 49 on DirecTV and Dish).

Your radio home of the Portland Timbers is 750AM The Game. Veteran broadcaster Andy McNamara is the voice of the Timbers on Sportsradio 750 AM The Game in 2011. Former USL Timbers defender Ross Smith is also with the broadcast team as a radio soccer analyst for home matches.

Talk Timbers
Join Timbers broadcaster John Strong every week for Talk Timbers on 750 AM The Game. Talk Timbers is your weekly home for everything Portland Timbers and soccer on the airwaves. Download the podcast.
 

“Timbers in 30” on Fox 12
"Timbers In 30" on KPTV FOX-12 is your one-stop source for game highlights, feature stories, and live interviews with players, coaches, and local soccer writers reviewing the week in Timbers soccer. The show will also have exclusive player profiles and the latest game analysis from Timbers insiders. It’s the only television show dedicated entirely to the Portland Timbers. It airs live every Sunday at 6 pm, on KPTV Fox-12, during the Timbers MLS season.

Spanish Language Broadcast Partners:

Spanish language television broadcasts occur on Estrella TV coinciding with all KPTV AND KPDX matches. 

La Pantera 940 AM is the home for the Timbers’ Spanish-language radio broadcasts, and through a simulcast on KSND 95.1 FM, reaches fans from Southwest Washington south to Eugene, Ore.

For La Pantera 940 AM, Fernando Sobrevilla returns for a third season as the Timbers’ Spanish play-by-play broadcaster.
 
Broadcaster Bios

John Strong returns for a seventh season as a member of the Timbers broadcast team. An on-air personality for 750 AM The Game, Strong is the host of the weekday show “Strong at Night” and is also the update anchor and contributor to host John Canzano on “The Bald Faced Truth” – the top-rated radio talk show in Oregon. Strong attended the University of Oregon, where he served as the voice of Ducks’ women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse and softball. In all, his broadcasting experience stretches across six different sports, including football, basketball and hockey.

Robbie Earle, a former Jamaican international and English Premier League standout, steps into his second season on the Timbers broadcast team. Earle began his career with Port Vale FC in 1982 and played nine seasons at AFC Wimbledon (1991-2000), where he was named Wimbledon Player of the Decade in 2000. Since his retirement from soccer in 2000, Earle has established himself as a versatile sports journalist working in print, radio, television and digital media, working for some of the United Kingdom’s major media outlets. He played in more than 600 league games during his career. While born in England, Earle’s heritage allowed him to play for the Jamaican National Team from 1997-2000, earning 33 caps and scoring eight goals, including the country’s first goal in a World Cup final.

Andy McNamara has been synonymous with Timbers broadcasts for the last decade, calling matches for the club during its 10 seasons in the second division. With over 20 years of play-by-play experience, McNamara previously worked as the voice of the Portland Pride and Portland Pythons indoor soccer teams. His experience includes broadcasting the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup in addition to extensive work on college football, basketball, hockey and soccer broadcasts. Away from the game, he currently serves as the assistant director of media services for the University of Oregon athletics department.

Fernando Sobrevilla rejoins the Timbers’ broadcast team for a second season as the club’s Spanish play-by-play broadcaster. He called all 15 regular-season home games for the Timbers during the 2008 USL First Division season. Born in Peru, Sobrevilla is a veteran in the radio industry and has worked in a variety of capacities for local broadcast companies, including time as an account executive. Sobrevilla lives in Portland with his wife, Anna, and plays Futsal in his free time.